“I wish you success in this endeavor, which will be facilitated by the new and modern infrastructure for educational, methodological, study, volunteer, and exhibition projects. According to the Act of Foundation of the Centre for Education: At the site of this atrocity, pensiveness must give way to responsibility,” deputy Prime Minister Gliński wrote.
‘Many people have contributed so much to make this project come to fruition, and it’s only just the beginning. We do not know what the world will look like in 10 years, but we do know that the possibilities will exceed our responsibility,’ said Auschwitz Museum Director Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński.
‘Two years ago, genocide was committed in Burma, where 50,000 people were murdered, and more than half a million fled to Bangladesh. A little over 20 years ago, during the genocide in Rwanda, many protesting voices said there was not enough reaction. In the case of Burma, these voices were not heard at all. We are heading in the wrong direction, and when we wake up from the lethargy, it will be too late. The only chance and way out is education. Auschwitz is one of the most significant and unquestionable reference points for the entire world,’ he added.
The decision to fund the project was taken on 21 July 2016 by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Prof. Piotr Gliński. The project received funding from the European Union within the framework of priority axis VIII Protection of Cultural Heritage and Development of Cultural Resources under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment for the period 2014-2020. Its total cost is over PLN 30 million. EU support amounted to over 20 million.